UNLICENSED DRIVER HITS SUV.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer PALMDALE - Five people were injured, including a 2-year-old girl, when a motorist ran a red light and hit broadside an SUV carrying a family of three from Lancaster. A northbound Mazda MPV The Mazda MPV is an MPV (minivan) manufactured by Mazda. It was introduced in 1989 as a rear wheel drive model and was replaced in 2000 with a more modern front wheel drive version. Over 1 million MPV models had been produced since its introduction. van ran a red light at 60 mph and slammed into the passenger side of a Chevrolet Tahoe The Chevrolet Tahoe (and similar GMC Yukon) is a full-size SUV from General Motors. Chevrolet and GMC sold two different-sized SUVs under their Blazer/Jimmy model names through the early 1990s. This situation changed when GMC rebadged the full-size Jimmy as the Yukon in 1992. , pushing the SUV sideways into the northeast corner of the intersection where it took out a street light and then rolled over onto its roof. ``They were lucky to be in a large vehicle. If not, the passengers wouldn't have survived,'' Deputy Dale Lovvik said. The crash occurred shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of 20th Street East and Avenue L. The driver of the Mazda van, Isidro Lopez, 18, of Lancaster was taken to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County/USC Medical Center with unknown injuries. A passenger, his brother Primitive Lopez, 29, was taken to Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Hospital with complaints of back pain, Lovvik said. Isidro Lopez was an uninsured and unlicensed driver, Lovvik said. ``It's incredible how many unlicensed and uninsured drivers that are involved in accidents,'' Lovvik said. Injured in the Tahoe were driver Todd Jazwiecki, 33, of Lancaster, who suffered shattered shat·ter v. shat·tered, shat·ter·ing, shat·ters v.tr. 1. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow. 2. a. bones in his face; Melissa Jazwiecki, 33, who suffered spinal injuries; and Elizabeth Jazwiecki, 2. Lovvik said he did not know what the toddler's injuries were. The child was in a safety car seat, Lovvik said. The family was taken to UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. . Karen Maeshiro, (661) 267-5744 karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com |
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